月亮的脸滚圆滚圆的,放射着皎洁柔和、银白的光,“多美的月亮呀!”地球赞美道。
过了几天,地球忽然惊奇地发现月亮的脸变瘦了,月亮也从地球的眼睛里看到自己的脸缺了个边,并且每晚都在消瘦下去,渐渐地变成一只银色的钩子。“可是,我的脸一点都没有变啊!”月亮抚摸着自己的脸问地球,“为什么在你的眼睛里不一样啊?”“恐怕这是太阳光照射的原故吧,别的我也说不清。”月亮听了不住地埋怨:“还是没有太阳好。”太阳听了就远远地藏了起来。于是,世界上立刻变得又冷又暗,月亮在空中急得哭了:“我怎么看不到自己啊?”它想从地球的眼睛里找到自己的影子,可是它什么也没看见。这时候,星星依然是亮晶晶的,月亮好奇地问星星:“你怎么还有光亮啊?”星星说:“因为我不是靠太阳发光的,而你却是靠太阳发光的,你不应该责备太阳。”月亮听了惭愧极了。
太阳知道月亮后悔了,立刻又出现了。于是一切又恢复了正常,地球还是睁大眼睛向天空望了望,每月每年他的眼睛里映着月亮圆了又缺,缺了又圆……
THE NORTH WIND AND THE SUN
A dispute arose between the North Wind and the Sun,each claiming that he was stronger than the other.At last they agreed to try their powers upon a traveler,to see which could soonest strip him of his cloak.The North Wind had the first try;and,gathering up all his force for the attack,he came whirling furiously down upon the man,andcaught up his cloak as though he would wrest it from him by one single effort:but the harder he blew,the more closely the man wrapped it round himself.Then came the turn of the Sun.At first he beamed gently upon the traveler,who soon unclasped his cloak and walked on with it hanging loosely about his shoulders:then he shone forth in his full strength,and the mall,before he had gone many steps,was glad to throw his cloak right off and complete his journey more lightly clad.
北风觉得自己的力量非常强大,能轻易把人吹得瑟瑟发抖,甚至能把一棵大树连根拔起,他为此非常得意。太阳对此很不屑,觉得这根本不算什么。他们为此争论不休。争吵没有结果,北风和太阳决定比试一下,谁能使得行人脱下衣服,谁就胜利。
北风一开始就猛烈地刮,路上的行人紧紧裹住自己的衣服。北风刮得更猛了,行人为了抵御寒冷,便添加更多衣服。北风疲倦了,只能让位给太阳。太阳最初把温和的阳光洒向行人,行人脱掉了添加的衣服,太阳接着把强烈的阳光射向大地,行人开始汗流浃背,衣服越脱越少,最后脱完衣服跳到河里去洗澡。太阳赢了。
在一个宁静的夜晚,月亮和星星在吵架。
月亮看着自己把整个大地照地如此美丽,骄傲的说:“我是夜晚最漂亮的。”
星星说:“我才是最美丽的。”月亮说:“我体积比你们大,光自然比你们强。”星星说:“我的个数多,集体的力量大无穷。”说着它召集了所有的同伴。他们努力地发光把大地照的亮堂堂。月亮看见星星把大地照得亮堂堂的惭愧的躲到云层后面。
太阳公公出来了连忙把月亮叫住了,说:“我知道昨天晚上你们吵架了,你太骄傲了,星星集体的力量比你大好多倍呢。”月亮知道错了就去跟星星道歉,星星也知道错了也给月亮道歉。
从此,天空恢复了往日的宁静。
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